Fifty years ago, when the Rizal Library first opened, students were required to remain completely silent inside the premises, research was done by searching typewritten 3x5 cards and print indexes, and there were no computers on campus. Fifty years later, the Rizal Library—along with other libraries in the Philippines—allows students to hold group discussions in designated areas, research can be done using print and electronic resources, and assignments can be written and printed on PCs and Macs. The Rizal Library has changed with the times during the past five decades but its mission—to facilitate learning—remains the same. 

This year, the Rizal Library International Conference, with “Click!” as its theme, aims to cultivate discourses on the library’s capacity to expand its network within the community, through culture and society, and in the field of communication and technology.

CALL FOR PAPERS

On its 50th anniversary, the Rizal Library invites librarians, professors, and enthusiasts to submit papers that explore the enrichment of library management and experience in Southeast Asia and the rest of the world. Suggested topics include:

1. Community: institutional collaborations, library partnerships, librarian empowerment and capacity building, knowledge development

2. Culture and History: Philippine studies and libraries, Jose Rizal and libraries, evolution of cultures in literary texts, reading customs and practices

3. Communication and Technology: social media, source preservation, accessibility, big data, data mining

Proposals should include the following:

1. Author/s 2. Title 3. Topic (choose from those enumerated above)  4. Paper abstract (maximum of 250 words)  5. Curriculum vitae with photo (indicate achievements and/or publications within the last 5 years) 

Please email proposals to rl.internationalconference@gmail.com by 15 May 2017.

Important dates 15 May 2017 Submission of paper proposals 15 June 2017 Notification of accepted proposals

1 September 2017 Submission of full paper 30 September 2017 Deadline for early bird registration 16-18 November 2017 Conference proper 

For more information you may contact the following

Engracia S. Santos Rosalyn Santos Conference Chair Conference Co-Chair Ateneo de Manila University Ateneo de Manila University +[632] 4266001 ext. 5559/5564 +[632] 4266001 ext. 5559/5564

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